Graham is a carpenter and woodworker. He also designs and builds harpsichords and pipe organs. He was born in London, Ontario and was educated at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. Ran for the NDP in the 2006 election finishing third with 5,178 votes or 15.63%. He also ran for the NDP in the 1999 and 2003 elections in Western Charlotte.

Notes: Moore is a coordinator. She was Coordinator of the Association étudiante en soins infirmiers du Collège de Sherbrooke. Served for more than three years in the Canadian military and Was coordinator of a tourist information booth in the Municipality of La Reine, Quebec. She studied health care at the Collège de Sherbrooke. She was the candidate in the 2006 election, where she finished fourth with 4,002 votes. She also ran in the 1993, 1997 and 2000 elections. In 1993 she ran in Chicoutimi, and in 1997 and 2000 she ran in Compton—Stanstead.

Notes: Seddiki has a Bachelor's Degree in electro-technology, as well as diplomas in informatics and automatization engineering for industrial processes. He was an electrical project manager in Algeria from 1984 to 1989, taught mathematics at the Institut des techniques du froid of Algeria from 1989 to 1994, and taught mathematics and physics in a secondary school in France from 1994 to 1996. Since 1998, he has been a professor of automatization, electronics and electro-technology at Cégep de Sorel-Tracy. He was 49 years old at the time of the election.[8]

Bogosta is a public health administrator, born in Montreal in 1973. She has earned a diploma in applied ecology from Vanier College, a Bachelors of Science in microbiology and immunology from McGill University, and an advanced graduate diploma in community health from the University of Montreal. She is assistant director of professional activities at l'Association des intervenants en toxicomanie du Québec. She also works part-time as a pharmacy assistant at a methadone clinic.

Notes: Langlais is a pilot. He is also a fisheries expert in fishing techniques and products processing, and has experience in the field of business administration. He has been director of the Société de gestion d'immeubles et de copropriétés (SOGECO), a property and condominium management corporation founded in Gatineau. He was also the manager of several businesses, a college instructor and member of professional associations. He additionally worked abroad for international organizations such as the World Bank and the Canadian International Development Agency. He ran for the Conservative Party of Canada in this riding in 2006.

Rochelau is a petroleum worker. He was born in 1956 in Montreal and studied international relations at the University of Montreal. He is currently the President of the Syndicat des Travailleurs Unis du Pétrole du Canada Local 121.

Was 48 at the time of the election. Born in Trois-Rivières. Has a Bachelor's degree in economics from UQTR. He also has a diploma in management and co-operative development from the University of Sherbrooke and a master's degree in applied finance from UQAM, and a university certificate in governance from Laval University. He ran here twice in 2006. (In the federal election and in a by-election)

She was admitted to the Bar of Quebec. She has a diploma in special education, specializing in children and youth with serious behavioural problems and a law degree from the University of Quebec at Montreal. Born in Montreal, she ran in this riding in the 2004 and 2006 elections.

Has a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from Laval University and is a secondary school teacher. He is a former municipal councillor for in Stanbridge-Station (2001—2003) and a former member of the Val-des-Cerfs de Granby school board.

A student in philosophy and political sciences in University of Montreal, Maxime is also co-chairman for the NDP youth wing in Quebec. He is active within the NDP since 2006 and is involved in the student movement since the beginning of his postsecondary education.

David Carter Laird is a child protection worker with the Children's Aid Society of Toronto. He is a graduate from York University. He is an active member of CUPE. He has run in Burlington in the 2003 provincial election, and both the 2004 and 2006 federal elections. He defeated David Abbott for the nomination May 8, 2007.

Lombardi, (orn December 7, 1967 in Lazio, Italy, has a Computer Programming Diploma from Humber College and a Print Journalism Diploma from Conestoga College. He defeated Fatima Pereira for the nomination on April 28, 2007.

Notes: Ferreira is an educator and advocate for new Canadians. He has served as the chair of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. He is also the president of the Portuguese Canadian National Congress and the First Portuguese Cultural Centre. He has volunteered with the Ontario Mental Health Foundation and the Canadian Ethnocultural Council. He has also won the Governor General of Canada Commemorative Medal for community service. He was previously the party's candidate in the 2007 provincial election.

An actor, writer and producer, Sparrow has appeared in close to one hundred film and television roles including Star Trek Voyager, Serendipity and CTV's Corner Gas. He has written for the stage, the big screen and for CBC radio and has produced and directed a number of industrial and dramatic films.

Chatwin was born in Welland, Ontario in 1975 and has lived in Toronto for the past fourteen years. Currently completing his undergraduate specialist degree in Political Science/ English at the University of Toronto, Chatwin is a former professional actor and an award-winning community activist.

Chatwin's commitment to social justice was fostered early, when at age 13 he organized a fundraising drive at his junior high school for the survivors of Hurricane Gilbert. In 2004, Chatwin was presented with a Golden Seal acknowledging his international community service in the areas of homelessness and hunger relief.

Chatwin has volunteered extensively with McMaster Hospital, and he is the founder of Zine Nation, an organization that focuses on educating and engaging young voters.

Born in Essex County, Natyshak is a workplace health and safety director. He is the former manager of Acufit Fitness Centre/Place Concorde and co-founder of Summit Health and Fitness in Nelson, British Columbia. He studied political science and labour relations at the University of Windsor. He is a founding member of the Kinsmen Club of LaSalle. He previously ran in the 2006 election.

Schwartz is a financial services representative. He worked in Etobicoke Centre at the time of the election. Mr. Schwartz has been a long time member of the party and served on the party's provincial executive. He has previously worked in the Arts and Culture sector, as well as the Co-op Housing sector.

Oscar "Oz" Cole-Arnal has been a Lutheran Minister for 42 years, and a professor of Theology at Waterloo Lutheran Seminary at Sir Wilfrid Laurier University for 31 years. He is married, and has two grown sons, three grown stepdaughters, and delights in his two grandchildren.

At present, he is active with the Holocaust Education Committee, the Waterloo Regional Labour Council and a member of the Waterloo Sanctuary Committee. Cole-Arnal was the founder and Chair of the Waterloo Region Interfaith Movement for Social Justice. He is also active in the Victoria Park Neighbourhood Association.

Joseph Hill was born in Chatham, Ontario and was 66 at the time of the election. Worked in field operations for Northern Electric, based in London for 20 years; transferred to Dallas to work in engineering, customer service and sales support for Nortel for beginning in 1984 and also worked in telecom consulting in the U.S. and Europe before moving back to Canada in 2002.

Willard is a home care worker. She has been a home care worker since 1992, and before that worked in nursing homes. She is a former president of her Ontario Public Service Employees Union Local. She was nominated January 27, 2008.

Steve M. Armstrong is a chemical controller at Invista Canada. Born in Brockville, he has a BA in History from Carleton University. Ran for the NDP in the 2003 provincial election and lost. Also ran for the NDP in the 2004 election. Finished third with 5,834 votes or 11.32%. Ran for the NDP in the 2006 election. Finished third with 7,945 votes or 15.26%. Nominated March 5, 2007.[17]

Holmes is the vice president of the London District Labour Council. He has worked as a bus driver with London Transit for 34 years and is the president of the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 74 and is an instructor with the Ontario Federation of Labour. He was born in London, Ontario.

Hawkins is a businessperson. She has worked as a senior field auditor, primarily for small businesses on behalf of public accounting firms. She has an honour's bachelor degree in business administration from Brock University. She won the nomination by defeating Andy Arifin on February 24, 2008.

Rivzi, 28, has a B.A. in political science and international relations from York University. He's an independent adjuster who was worked for a Fortune 500 investment firm and also worked on Bay Street.

Gravelle is a machinist. Ran for the NDP in the 2004 election. Finished second with 13,980 votes or 34.50%. Ran for the NDP in the 2006 election. Finished second with 17,668 votes or 38.70%. Nominated March 24, 2007.

Allen, born April 12, 1950 in Alliston, Ontario has a B.A. in history and sociology and a master's degree in library sciences from UoT. She is currently working on a master's in divinity and spirituality from UoT. She has also studied at the Atkinson School of Nursing. She is a former nurse, who has worked for Doctors Without Borders and the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children. She currently owns and operates the Blackwater Guest House bed and breakfast in McKellar, Ontario.

Christianson is a businessman. He is an entrepreneur and management consultant with co-operatives, businesses, communities, not-for-profit organizations and governments to help them achieve their economic, social and environmental goals. Born in Camrose, Alberta he moved to Campbellford, Ontario in 1997. He holds a B.Comm. from Queen's University and has a master of Industrial Relations from the University of Toronto. He ran in the 2006 election.

Dowsett is a staff representative for the United Steelworkers Union. Born in 1955 in Toronto, he has worked as a transport driver, transport vehicle accident recovery specialist and millwright mechanic in uranium mines in Ontario and Saskatchewan. He has also owned and operated a small retail pet supply store and animal boarding facility and owned and operated a successful restaurant. He ran in this riding in the 2006 election and lost. He was nominated June 13, 2007.

Agrawal is a manager of family-owned manufacturing and exporting business. Born in Montreal, she has a B.Sc. in biology and anthropology from the University of Toronto; and has a post-graduate diploma in e-commerce, from Centennial College. She ran in Etobicoke Centre in the 2007 provincial election.

Simon Dougherty. Stacy Douglas was originally nominated in 2007, but withdrew because she was completing her PhD in England at the time the election was called. Simon was nominated soon after the writ dropped. He has worked locally and nationally in health care, education, the arts, and with charities. He specialized in Film & Video Production and studied Political Philosophy to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours at York University. Simon was on York's Inter-Faith Council in university and is a member of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 79. Shortly after his family immigrated to Canada, they moved to Scarborough—Agincourt where they have lived for 25 years.

John Rafferty, self-employed. Ran for the NDP in the 2000 election in Thunder Bay—Superior North. Finished third 6,169 votes or 19.48%. Ran for the NDP in the 2004 election. Finished second with 10,781 votes or 29.70%. Ran for the NDP in the 2006 election. Finished second with 12,862 votes or 33.42%. Nominated February 4, 2007.[18]

Bruce Hyer is an ecologist, biologist, forester and businessperson. His company, WildWaters Nature Tours & Expeditions Ltd., retails and wholesales canoes and kayaks, and he has run a variety of wilderness adventures and ecotours from bases in Thunder Bay and Armstrong, Ontario since 1976. He was a consultant on forestry and tourism and served as an adjudicator on the Province of Ontario Environmental Appeal Board from 1988 to 1997. He holds a M.Sc. in forestry from Lakehead University. Ran for the NDP in the 2004 election. Finished second with 10,230 votes or 30.00%. Ran for the NDP in the 2006 election. Finished second with 13,601 votes or 34.96%. Nominated February 12, 2007.[19]

Mike Sullivan is a Union Representative with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union. He is chair of the Weston Community Coalition, a grass-roots group formed to give a community response to the governments' plans for putting increased rail service through the neighbourhood of Weston. He is also co-chair of the Mount Dennis Weston Network, which is working to protect the former Kodak lands for employment purposes.

Bob Woloshyn is a businessman. He Worked for an industrial moving company in Southern California for almost two decades. He left to start his own business in the same industry and is currently a managing business partner and head of sales at Battlefords Supercycle.

Fred Kress is a political advisor. Currently employed as assistant to Kim Trew, MLA for Regina Coronation Park. He served as chief of staff a number of cabinet ministers in the Saskatchewan NDP government and as special advisor to Premier Lorne Calvert. He is also a former purchasing manager at the Regina Pioneer Village. He was born in Regina.

John Chan, an environmental inspector. Ran for the NDP in the 2004 election. Finished third with 6,298 votes or 12.13%. Ran for the NDP in the 2006 election. Finished second with 9,341 votes or 16.78%. Nominated February 24, 2007.[20]

Ellen Parker, an educator. Ran for the NDP in the 2004 election. Finished third with 3,241 votes or 6.90%. Ran for the NDP in the 2006 election. Finished second with 3,875 votes or 7.40%. Nominated March 24, 2007.

Brian LaBelle has been a child and youth care worker for the past 14 years. He has publicly stated he will donate $1000 a week of his MP salary to family and community support organizations if elected. Born in Edmonton, he studied child and youth care at Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton.[22]

Stan Knowlton is a board member of a local investment company and an education contractor. He has a B.Sc. in geography and a Master's degree in Native American studies at the University of Lethbridge. He ran for the NDP in the 1997 election finishing fourth with 1,444 votes or 4.05%. Nominated March 4, 2007.

Wally Regehr, a retired educator. Ran for the NDP in the 1984 election. Finished second with 4,652 votes or 10.37%. Ran for the NDP in the 2006 election. Finished third with 3,598 votes or 8.04%. Nominated March 28, 2007.

Jennifer Burgis is a consultant. Born in Scotland, she served as executive assistant, ministerial assistant, and chief of staff to three provincial cabinet ministers. She is also a former municipal councilor and regional board director. She ran for the NDP in the 2004 election in Saanich—Gulf Islands. Finished third with 13,763 votes or 21.58%. Ran for the NDP in the 2006 election again in Saanich—Gulf Islands. Finished second with 17,645 votes or 26.54%. Defeated Elizabeth Woods for the nomination February 18, 2007[26]

Tish Lakes. Tish studied psychology at university and is the director of the Okanagan Advocacy and Resource Society, which advocates for people who need assistance navigating government programs for the disadvantaged. She is also a member of the ProBono Law society of BC.

Mike Bocking is a journalist with the Vancouver Sun. He studied political science and economics at the University of British Columbia. He is also a union president. He ran and lost in both the 2004 and 2006 elections.

Zoë Royer understands social needs. Zoe experienced the hardships of being a single mother struggling to make ends meet. As a health administrator, Zoe Royer spent her career working with people who care for people. Royer volunteered with many non-profit organizations and local schools. She is a former Director of the Golden Spike Days Society. With her 21 year-old daughter, Zoe Royer volunteered to serve homeless persons on night shift at a Tri-Cities shelter. Zoe hosted exchange students from Japan, Korea and Taiwan, for 2 to 3 years at a time, as a way to bring cultural diversity into her home and enrich the prejudice-free lives of her children. Zoe hosted Earth Day events at her home to build awareness for global warming and environmental protection. She is passionate about protecting the environment. Zoe Royer lives in Port Moody with her husband and two daughters.

David R. Caplan. Caplan originally lost the nomination on September 13, 2008 to Kirk Tousaw, but was made the candidate after Tousaw had to step down as the candidate. He pulled out due to "drug use issues". [1]